During her first physical in 20 years, Donna said she spotted her cancer on a mammogram.

But she said she didn't allow the cancer to disrupt her life and continued to work despite it.

"I went and had radiation during my lunch hour," she said.

Donna said she experienced no negative reaction to the treatment and decided to she wouldn't let cancer change her life and limit what she could accomplish.

While undergoing treatment, she said she took yoga classes, which helped her stretch and break up scar tissue. She said she has minimal scarring.

To this day, Donna said she doesn't consider herself a survivor, just a woman who overcame one of life's curveballs. She said she'll never let the cancer define her.

"I will never be a victim," she said.

Her advice:

Make sure to eat and eat well.

- Staff writer Janelle Stecklein

About the seriesFaces of Survival is a special series that offers the advice and insights of women who are celebrating personal victories over breast cancer. It will run each day throughout the month of October.Coming upTuesday: Harriet PowellWednesday: Jaque SmithThursday: Margeret JenkinsPhoto by Stephen Spillman